The Monday Revolution: Seize control of your business life

by David Mansfield

Overview

Does all the good stuff only happen at weekends? Have Sunday evenings become depressing, as the working days ahead come into view? Has your week been reduced to pointless meetings, over-complicated tasks and disillusioned colleagues?

You’re convinced there’s a better way of getting things done. But where to start? Well, this book has the answers. David Mansfield shows you how to reclaim your work week.

In a lifetime of work, David has encountered, tolerated, conquered and failed at most of the things you’ve come to accept as the natural order. The business world is a messy place. Processes and systems that were meant to help result in information overload, and just staying on top of the day-to-day feels like some sort of result.

But there are solutions, and The Monday Revolution has them. Every chapter contains stories, anecdotes and uncomplicated real-world advice on how you can Revolutionise your working life.

Simple, immediate, actionable examples show how directors, managers and business owners can get more done, more quickly. David covers all the basics needed to fast track profitable growth. If you want to look back on your working week with satisfaction and eagerly anticipate the next, read this book. And start your own Monday Revolution, this week.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788601481
Publisher:	Global Book Sales
Publication date:	09/08/2020
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

David's advice is widely sought. From startups to established organisations. All looking for outside help to solve those tricky everyday problems. And there isn't too much he hasn't seen.

His early career in the commercial operations of the advertising and media industries exposed him to the best and worst excesses of the business world. Eventually leading Capital Radio PLC, he ran the team that built one of the most admired and successful businesses of its era.

David's many years of experience encompasses a wide range of companies and sectors. From retail, research, events, digital transformation and corporate finance to name but a few.

Present in lofty board rooms and lowly management meetings, he's been at the table when both brilliant and foolhardy decision were made, seeing first-hand how company and personal reputations can be built or destroyed.

In his evolving career he has encountered the vast number of challenges that face everybody who's trying to get ahead. His capacity for observation, clear thinking and pragmatic application will help any business leader looking to revolutionise their working week.

He's a no-nonsense visiting business school professor, academic fellow, management consultant, investor, author and public speaker.

Table of Contents

Introducing The Monday Revolution

PEOPLE

1. Who’s in charge around here? Good leader, bad leader

2. The Horse’s Mouth: Communication from you

3. Join us, there’s a Pret next door: Hiring

4. Sticks and carrots: Pay and reward

5. Who’s made the cut? Building high-performance teams

NUMBERS

6. Numbers, it’s a game you know: Measurement matters

7. Pass the spreadsheet: Data. Wood. Data. Trees. Data

8. I’m not paying that: The price is right?

9. Black holes: Disappearing money and how to avoid it

SELLING

10. A sales story or two: No sales, no business

11. Right message, right place, right time: Making the most of marketing money

12. We made the shortlist! Improving the odds of winning a pitch

13. Cross-selling: Theory to practice without losing your temper

14. It’s showtime! High-impact seminars and events

15. Getting to know you: How to look even more attractive

16. It could be love: Relationships that count for something

ORGANISATION

17. Sorry, I’m in a meeting: Spending time doing the right stuff

18. I need help, with my help: Independent advice

19. Fast digital: Mandatory transformation. No exceptions

20. How did that happen? Screw-ups and left-field moments

21. Deft decisions: Evidence-based. Always.

GROWING

22. I want one of those! Acquisitions

23. Buried treasure: Discovering a new business in your

business

24. Who’s your friend? Partnerships and pitfalls

25. Three-year plans and other nonsense: The tyranny of prediction

EVERYTHING

The Monday Revolution conclusion: One step at a time

Viva la Revolución! An Afterword 

Editorial Reviews

“Making the complex simple is really hard – especially when you’re in the midst of things as a leader. This brilliant book does just that. It’s a ‘go to’ for me if I need to step out and re-set my perspective in order to move things forwards.” - KATE COLLINS – CEO, TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

“David Mansfield tells it like is... and how work and life can and should be better. We don’t half complicate things! I know from experience David doesn’t do waffle and I wish he’d written this no-nonsense and no-jargon book years ago.” - GERRY MURPHY – CHAIRMAN, BURBERRY PLC

“Less a business book and more a series of captivating stories that give brilliant lessons for being more effective and successful at work. A fantastic page-turning read!” - BRUCE DAISLEY – UK PRESIDENT, TWITTER

“David Mansfield was always known as a tough operator from his earliest days in TV. He is also known for building strong teams, who share a unifi ed vision and have a lot of fun. His range of experience written in his inimitable, no-nonsense, dry style will make this a very readable and useful book.” - DAME CAROLYN McCALL – CEO ITV PLC

“Delightfully waspish and witty, punchy and practical. A 'just get it done' manifesto for our over-complicated, jargonistic business times. A must-read.” - ROBERT PHILIPPS – FOUNDER, JERICHO CHAMBERS

“If The Monday Revolution was a private members club I’d join!” - NICK JONES – FOUNDER, SOHO HOUSE

“What an invaluable book. With many real life examples, it is packed full of useful tips to give tangible and long lasting results, and improve the performance of your business. Setting this out in the context of a taking control of your working week is a nice touch.” - ANDREW WILKES – PARTNER, SMITH & WILLIAMSON

“At Capital we kept Manno away from the music but he did his best to keep me away from the money!!” - CHRIS TARRANT – TV PERSONALITY

“It’s very rare to fi nd a business book that is a real page turner, the Monday Revolution is one of them. All too often, business books are written with little context, but the real-world stories David provides throughout this book, help provide great examples of how to (or how not to) put the advice into action. A must read for any CEO/Entrepreneur interested in a very comprehensive guide to operating at the highest level.” - PAUL THOMAS – CEO, LEAD FORENSICS

“Being on a board and working with David was fun, whilst the serious side of business got done. Read this book and have fun while absorbing the serious matter.” - PETER WILLIAMS – CHAIRMAN, SUPERDRY PLC

“Building a business is relentless hard work, and you are supposed to have all the answers all the time – and of course you don’t. That’s why you need David, and if you can’t get him, then get his book. He is smart, highly commercial, direct, uncompromising and, annoyingly, usually right. Keep this book by your desk and use it regularly. It's great advice, but not always easy to implement – but then building a business isn’t easy.” - ANDREW GRANT – FOUNDER, TULCHAN COMMUNICATIONS LLP

“I have benefited from David’s wise words many times over the years, even if I haven’t always wanted to hear them. This book is full of useful lessons on business and life. Roll on The Monday Revolution.” - JAMES CLAYTON – FILM PRODUCER, CHAIRMAN, BEANO STUDIOS

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